People who eat mostly polyunsaturated oils, especially margarine and shortening, have a greater risk of heart attack and cancer. A lot of people, based on popular opinion, decided some years ago that butter was an enemy. The reasoning is that since its high in animal fat, switching to using refined vegetable oils and margarine, [...]
Category Archives: diet
Goji Berry (Gou Qi Zi) in Chinese Medicine
There are literally hundreds of natural substances used by professional Chinese Medicine herbal practitioners like myself. Unlike most “herbs”, you might have actually heard about and seen Goji berry, available now in the health food stores. It has a long history of use, and its also known to us as Matrimony Vine. In Mandarin Chinese [...]
Avoiding Toxic Plastics
Toxic plastics are everywhere, poisoning us. From water bottles, to food containers and canned food, to baby products, they are everywhere! With the information I give you here, you can go a long way to avoiding the main offending plastic ingredients, especially BPA which is linked to diabetes, heart disease, weight gain, infertility and reproductive [...]
Protein Powder Drinks Can Be A Health Hazard
Protein powders and protein drinks are readily available these days, either as standalone drinks or mixed. Advertised as something of a super food, they can actually be harmful instead. Aside from the digestive issues, Consumer Reports Magazine reports that of 15 protein drinks tested, they found some could expose users to potentially harmful levels of [...]
Dysmenorrhea and Diet
Healthy habits are key to prevention of pain and cramping at any point in the menstrual cycle. Regular light exercise, good diet, and a tempered emotional life are important but sometimes hard to maintain in the real world. In this article, I talk about how you can help dysmenorrhea, painful periods, with diet.
What to Eat and Not Eat to Support Healthy Menstruation
A well balanced diet and adequate exercise can go a long way towards healthy menstrual periods. Dietary therapy for menstrual problems are a big part of my recommendations for cases of infertility, PMS, dysmenorrhea (painful periods), amenorrhea(no periods), irregular cycles, and menstrual hemorrhaging. This article is about baseline nutrition for prevention of menstrual problems.
Store-bought Chicken Unsafe
It has been well over ten years since news of harmful bacteria in store bought chicken became mainstream knowledge. Earlier this year I wrote an article pointing out that Salmonella and Campylobacter bacteria from chicken and other foods infect 3.4 million Americans, send 25500 to hospitals, and kill about 500; this information was from an [...]
The Raw Foods Debate
Not too many days go by without someone asking my opinion on Raw Foods diets. My reply: most people are not strong enough for raw foods diets! Learn why.
Trans-fat Oils and Canola
I’m trying to blow the whistle on Canola oil but I want to give you some background first. Going into effect in the new year is the bill Governor Arnold signed in July ’08 to ban trans-fat containing cooking oils in restaurants. What are trans-fat oils?
Top 3 Reasons to Eat Seaweed
Seaweeds and sea plants are good for a whole host of conditions from coughs to eczema, to weight loss. In many ways their nutritional profile cannot be matched. In this article I’ll tell you about the important benefits of incorporating vegetables from the sea into your diet.
Holistic nutrition – Hot & Cold describe more than just temperature
This article exposes you to some ideas that we use in Oriental medicine to think about foods, herbs, spices, even people. How does Traditional Oriental medicine holistically approach the subject of diet? Its approach involves evaluation of the body first. Once we understand where your body, as a whole, is at, then we have an [...]
Coffee side effects from chronic consumption
Coffee is one of those substances that is ok in moderation, but few know how to moderate. There are side effects. Nowadays, the big problem is malnutrition as a result of too much access to these “foods.”
Natural Osteoporosis Prevention and Treatment with Whole foods
This article answers a lot of the questions that come up about osteoporosis prevention and diet, and especially Calcium and its supplementation. First we go over what inhibits calcium from being absorbed into your body, then we talk about what foods and lifestyle modifications will help keep bones strong.